ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Current Bernalillo County Manager Julie Morgas Baca formally introduced the new warden for the state’s biggest jail. Warden Steven Kai Smith was announced as the new warden at the end of April.
Warden Smith is replacing former Metropolitan Detention Center Warden Jason Jones who resigned in December. Warden Smith has 24 years of corrections experience in Florida. His first day at MDC is Monday.